Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kipu
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From *kipëda (“sore, painful”) + *-u.
Noun
*kipu
Inflection
Inflection of *kipu
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kipu | *kibut | |
| accusative | *kibun | *kibut | |
| genitive | *kibun | *kipudën *kipuidën | |
| partitive | *kipuda | *kipuida | |
| inessive | *kibussa *kibuhna |
*kibuissa *kibuihna | |
| elative | *kibusta | *kibuista | |
| illative | *kipuhën | *kipuihën | |
| adessive | *kibulla | *kibuilla | |
| ablative | *kibulta | *kibuilta | |
| allative | *kipulën *kipulëk |
*kipuilën *kipuilëk | |
| essive | *kipuna | *kipuina | |
| translative | *kibuksi | *kibuiksi | |
| instructive | *kibun | *kibuin | |
| comitative | *kipunëk | *kipuinëk | |
| abessive | *kibutta | *kibuitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: kibu- (in compound: kibuvits)
- Finnish: kipu
- → Northern Sami: gihpu
- Ingrian: kipu
- Karelian:
- Livonian: kibūd
- Livvi: kibu
- Ludian: kibu
- Veps: kibu
- Votic: (Kattila, Rudja) tšipu
Further reading
- Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “kipu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN